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Wife accused of husband's murder in alleged carjacking

SACRAMENTO, CA - A Sacramento woman who claimed carjackers shot and killed her husband has been arrested for the crime, say Sacramento police.

Sgt. Andrew Pettit said Shajia Ayobi, 45, was booked into custody on suspicion of shooting her husband, Ghulam Ayobi, on eastbound Interstate 80 at Norwood Avenue on Dec. 18.

Shajia Ayobi told police she and her husband were carjacked in their van after leaving a friend's home in Natomas. She claimed the carjackers made them drive on I-80 before they shot him in the chest. Ghulam Ayobi later died at the hospital.

Almost a month later, police interviewed Shajia Ayobi again regarding her husband's shooting. Based on the ongoing investigation and "incriminating" statements, she was arrested for the crime, Pettit said.

"Her statements just didn't add (up) and did not match the evidence," he said.

'KISS' bandit sought in Del Paso area armed robberies

SACRAMENTO, CA - Sacramento police are looking for a person who fired shots in the course of robbing two stores Thursday night.

No one was hurt.

The robber, believed to be the same individual in the two crimes, wore a white clown masks similar to what KISS rock band members wear on stage, witnesses said.

The first robbery took place on the 4200 block of Norwood Avenue shortly before 8:45 p.m. Store employees told officers the robber climbed over the counter and fired two shots close to them. The robber grabbed money from the cash register and ran off on foot.

Then at about 9:28 p.m., a robber in the same disguise went into a liquor store on the 2900 block of Del Paso Boulevard, fired one gunshot, and held up the employees.

Police said as an employee tried to write down the car's license plate number, the robber fire a shot in the employee's direction.

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Investigation: Natomas teacher kicks student?

SACRAMENTO, CA - A Natomas special education teacher is under investigation by district officials for allegedly kicking a 13-year-old student in the leg during a field trip.

Evelyn Miller suffers from severe autism. She now has bruises from an outing to a fast food restaurant last Friday where the kicking incident allegedly happened.

"We got a call from the school saying that Evelyn got kicked but they didn't say by whom," Evelyn's dad Damian Miller said.

Damian Miller said the principal at Heron Middle School revealed days later that Evelyn's teacher was allegedly responsible for kicking her on that outing.

The school removed the teacher from the classroom and placed her on administrative leave pending an investigation.

"We trust our teachers to protect our kids, not harm or kick them, " Evelyn's mom Angie Miller said.

The Miller family filed a police report this week. No charges have been filed.

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Sacramento City Animal Shelter pleads for help

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Despite the extraordinary increase in adoptions at the end of the year, countless dogs and cats sit waiting for new homes.  All are stray or surrendered by their owners. 

Regardless of requests for help from rescue organizations, the supply exceeds the demand or capacity.  Rescue partners are working feverishly to assist in saving the animals, but the real solution lies with our community.

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Good news for Natomas Schools

Good news for Natomas Schools

The news from the interim NISD Superintendent is great for kids I think, with  class size from K-2 going down to 24, 30 kids per class starting in third grade and high schools a few more.

That sure beats current sizes that include 32 in some kindergartners and 34 in second grade!

I like to share the good news too-sometimes it seems just the bad about Natomas shares the spotlight!

Share the good news with you at MCrowley@news10.net